Minutes, 19 February
1834

The accuser and the accused then spoke for themselves, after
which, the
president arose and laid open the case still more plain and
gave his decision; which was, that the charges in the declaration had been
fairly sustained by good witnesses, also, that
bro.
H. ought to have confessed when rebuked by
bro
Thayer

also that if he had the spirit of the Lord at the meetings
where he hollowed, he must have abused it, and grieved it away. all
the council agreed with the decision.
Bro.
Hodges then rose and said, that he then saw his wrong, but never saw
it before and appeared to feel thankful that he saw it, he said he had
learned more during this trial, than he had since he came into the
Church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

A governing body of twelve high priests. The first high council was organized in Kirtland, Ohio, on 17 February 1834 “for the purpose of settling important difficulties which might arise in the church, which could not be settled by the church, or the bishop...

3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...

The accuser and the accused then spoke for themselves, after
which, the
president arose and laid open the case still more plain and
gave his decision; which was, that the charges in the declaration had been
fairly sustained by good witnesses, also, that
bro.
H. ought to have confessed when rebuked by
bro
Thayer

also that if he had the spirit of the Lord at the meetings
where he hollowed, he must have abused it, and grieved it away. all
the council agreed with the decision.
Bro.
Hodges then rose and said, that he then saw his wrong, but never saw
it before and appeared to feel thankful that he saw it, he said he had
learned more during this trial, than he had since he came into the
Church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

A governing body of twelve high priests. The first high council was organized in Kirtland, Ohio, on 17 February 1834 “for the purpose of settling important difficulties which might arise in the church, which could not be settled by the church, or the bishop...

3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...